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Pork knuckle with beans on a ceramic plate, on a wooden table with a cloth, at Restaurant Ceaun
Pork knuckle with beans at Ceaun

Tuesday, 1 December 2026

The Great Romanian Celebration of 1 December

Name of the day in Romanian: Marea Sărbătoare Românească de 1 Decembrie

  • Bean stew from the cauldron with smoked pork knuckle or sausages
  • Sarmale in pickled cabbage leaves, with polenta
  • Ciorbă de burtă (tripe soup)

See the full themed menu

On 1 December, at Ceaun we're cooking bean stew from the cauldron with smoked pork knuckle or sausages, sarmale (cabbage rolls) slow-cooked in pickled cabbage leaves and ciorbă de burtă (tripe soup) – and for dessert, cocoa sponge cake with a glass of hot țuică (plum brandy) or mulled wine with cinnamon.

From 12:30, with live music, at Restaurant Ceaun, Str. Maica Domnului nr. 54, Bucharest.

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Themed menu

From the cauldron

  • Iahnie de fasole la ceaun cu ciolan sau cârnațiBean stew from the cauldron with pork knuckle or sausagesWhite beans simmered down in a rich sauce of vegetables and spices, served with smoked pork knuckle or with the traditional Tei Toboc sausages.
  • Sarmale tradiționaleTraditional cabbage rollsSlow-cooked in the cauldron, wrapped in pickled cabbage leaves, served with polenta, sour cream and hot pepper.

Soup

  • Ciorbă de burtăTripe soupServed with hot pepper, sour cream and hearth-baked bread.

Dessert

  • Chec tradițional cu cacaoTraditional cocoa sponge cakeWith a glass of hot țuică (plum brandy) or mulled wine with cinnamon.

From the Ceaun menu, any day

Dishes from our regular menu, which you can also order outside the themed day. Full menu

Other events at Ceaun

They all start at 12:30, with live music. Full programme

  1. Moldavian Feast at Ceaun

    Ospăț Moldovenesc la Ceaun

  2. Pastramă and Warm Polenta Day

    Ziua Pastramei și a Mămăligii Calde

  3. Transylvanian Dishes and Flavours

    Bucate și Gusturi Ardelenești

  4. Ignat Traditions and Winter Feast

    Tradiții de Ignat și Festin de Iarnă

The Great Romanian Celebration of 1 DecemberTuesday, 1 December, from 12:30

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